GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Florida: FL-11
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Miami. Archives
The Chancery
9401 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami Shores, FL 33138
Phone: 305-757-6241
Email: information@theadom.org
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of Miami was erected from territory in the Diocese of St. Augustine, 1958; Miami lost territory for erecting new dioceses in Florida, 1968-1984; and Miami was elevated to the Archdiocese of Miami, 1984. Miami and its predecessors have supported the following evangelization among Native Americans in Florida:
|
1549-1763 (destroyed by English Carolinians and their Native allies) |
Native Americans, e.g. Apalachee, Timucua) in La Florida (present-day Georgia and Florida) evangelized by Spanish Franciscans and Jesuits |
|
1980s |
A religious sister evangelized Native American children (e.g. Seminole, Miccosukee) in the archdiocese |
|
1980s-present |
Sacred Heart Church (Maya), Homestead |
Holding of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Few records
Description: 2 series with records.
/1 Parish files
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Few records
Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, handouts, notes, photographs) with Native Americans involved in parish and school activities at Sacred Heart Church, Homestead.
/2 Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials): Contact the parish.
/3 Diocesan newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Occasional articles
Description: Established in 1939 for the dioceses of south Florida, the Florida Catholic has served the Arch/diocese of Miami since 1958 with either a monthly or bimonthly diocesan edition. Past issues available online via the Florida Digital Library.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
new2017/rev2018-2020
